By Zachary Flynn Matt Zima ACAC North Men’s Soccer Player of the Year Zima was named the ACAC North Men’s Soccer Player of the Year following a season where he led the league in scoring, finding the back of the net 20 times over 12 games. “It felt like all the hard...
Fans from 8,000 km Away
By Orrin Farries For several months, Aoi Komori, a Japanese player on NAIT’s women’s soccer team has been on a steep learning curve: navigating her way on a new team in a new city in a new country all while learning how to speak a new language. Hailing from Naruto, a...
eSports Growing at NAIT
By Corbin Adams NAIT is doubling-down on eSports this year following the success of last year’s eSports Invitational. The League of Legends Tournament took place on October 26. Overwatch and DOTA 2 events will take place in November. NAIT Campus Recreation wants to...
Women Win ACAC Gold
By Madison Gummow The NAIT women’s soccer team will move on to nationals following their second straight ACAC championship on Oct. 27. The men’s team finished the tournament with a bronze medal, bringing an end to their season. Both the NAIT men’s and women’s soccer...
Student Project Honours Remembrance Day
By Jonah Peterson One program at NAIT decided to find a way to keep students incorporated and engaged in Remembrance Day. Last year, Carmen Schnirer, the Interim Academic Chair of Graphic Communications, asked students to create a banner for Remembrance Day that...
Post-Secondary Takes a Hit in Provincial Budget
By Eryn Pinksen The provincial government announced its budget in October and the operating budget for advanced education will be reduced by $200 million. Institutions have been advised to cut costs to administrations before increasing tuition, but they are required...
NAIT Students Will See Tuition Increase
By Nicole Murphy Alberta post-secondaries are now allowed to increase domestic tuition up to seven per cent each year for the next three years starting in 2020. The policy for international students is that they are told how much their entire education will cost when...
Women’s Hockey Profile
By Colin Gaumont Stef Thomson Head Coach In her second year as coach of the woman’s hockey team, Stef Thomson sees coaching as more than just a profession and more of a way of life. She lives and breathes the sport on an everyday basis. “When you go into college...
NAIT Hosts Soccer Provincials
Men’s soccer provincials 1st Seed: NAIT (#1 North) (12-0-0) 2nd Seed: SAIT (#1 South) (10-1-1) 3rd Seed: Lethbridge College (#2 South) (8-1-3) 4th Seed: Concordia University of Edmonton (#2 North) (8-3-1) 5th Seed: Red Deer College (#3 South) (7-3-2) 6th Seed: The...
Doubling Down on Athletics
By Mia Hildebrandt Every collegiate student athlete has the challenge of balancing academic work with competing at a high level in their sport. While most athletes play one sport and have their hands full, Will Pittman is doubling down on the experience. Pittman is...